Inform: Support people and patients – providing the education, information and transparency they need to make the right decisions about their health.

For Ontarians, health is also about more than the care they receive from providers. It is about living a healthier life, avoiding getting sick and learning about good ways to manage illness when it happens. Creating a culture of health and wellness will support Ontarians in making educated, informed decisions about their care.

Protect: Protect our universal public health care system – making evidence-based decisions on value and quality, to sustain the system for generations to come.

Our universal health care system belongs to the people of Ontario. Ontarians fund it and depend on it for their health and the health of their children. With an aging population that will have a growing need for health care services, maintaining a sustainable healthcare system means controlling costs and targeting funding on preventing illness and improving results for patients. Examples of upcoming improvements:

A Patient Ombudsman will be appointed to help people who have an unresolved complaint about their care at a hospital, long-term care home or Community Care Access Centre.

Ontario will now require more public reports on how the health system is performing and how patients are being treated, including mental health, wait times, public drug programs and public health.

A healthcare system that puts patients first requires the input and participation of patients. We will continue to expand how patients are engaged throughout the health care system.